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Burson Audio
Website:https://www.bursonaudio.com/
Est. year: 1996
Burson Audio is an Australian maker of headphone amplifiers, DACs, DAC-amp combos and discrete op-amps, based in Melbourne and trading as Burson Audio Melbourne Pty Ltd. Its products are designed in-house and sold as Melbourne-made Class-A designs. The company says it does not advertise or attend trade shows, relying instead on direct contact with its customers.
Range & what it's known for
The line names describe the job. Soloist models are headphone amplifiers and preamplifiers, Conductor models combine DAC and amplifier, Timekeeper models are power amplifiers, and the Playmate and Funk sit at the bottom of the range. These run across four series, from the Party series through Stellar and Grand Tourer to the flagship Voyager, which includes the Soloist, Soloist Prime, Conductor and Timekeeper. The defining engineering choice is the discrete op-amp, used in place of IC op-amps in the signal path for more than a decade. The V7 module, in Pro and Air versions, also sells on its own with the V6 and V5i, as do adaptors for fitting them to other gear. In 2017 the company introduced its Max Current Power Supply design and the accessory range now includes a GaN power supply called Fusion Core and the low-noise Super Charger.
Who owns it and where it's made
Burson is an independent Melbourne company. Design is done in-house in Melbourne, and the maker presents its products as made there.
The lineup in this catalog
Headphone amplifiers and DACs. Burson lists prices from USD 544 for the Funk and USD 599 for the Playmate 3 up to USD 4,999 for the Timekeeper Voyager.
Who it's for
A desktop headphone listener can buy the amplifier, the DAC and the power supply from Burson alone. The Playmate 3 sits at the bottom of the range, and the Stellar models or a GT4 unit are the next purchase up. Owners of other equipment that uses socketed op-amps can start even smaller with a single V7 module, while the Voyager series and the Fusion Core supply sit at the top of the upgrade path.
Range & what it's known for
The line names describe the job. Soloist models are headphone amplifiers and preamplifiers, Conductor models combine DAC and amplifier, Timekeeper models are power amplifiers, and the Playmate and Funk sit at the bottom of the range. These run across four series, from the Party series through Stellar and Grand Tourer to the flagship Voyager, which includes the Soloist, Soloist Prime, Conductor and Timekeeper. The defining engineering choice is the discrete op-amp, used in place of IC op-amps in the signal path for more than a decade. The V7 module, in Pro and Air versions, also sells on its own with the V6 and V5i, as do adaptors for fitting them to other gear. In 2017 the company introduced its Max Current Power Supply design and the accessory range now includes a GaN power supply called Fusion Core and the low-noise Super Charger.
Who owns it and where it's made
Burson is an independent Melbourne company. Design is done in-house in Melbourne, and the maker presents its products as made there.
The lineup in this catalog
Headphone amplifiers and DACs. Burson lists prices from USD 544 for the Funk and USD 599 for the Playmate 3 up to USD 4,999 for the Timekeeper Voyager.
Who it's for
A desktop headphone listener can buy the amplifier, the DAC and the power supply from Burson alone. The Playmate 3 sits at the bottom of the range, and the Stellar models or a GT4 unit are the next purchase up. Owners of other equipment that uses socketed op-amps can start even smaller with a single V7 module, while the Voyager series and the Fusion Core supply sit at the top of the upgrade path.
